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Riots or Innovation?

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 11, 2010

Increasing higher ed costs are squeezing budgets, increasing tuitions are causing riots. Blended learning is the solution.

Personalized Learning

Platforms with network effects are hot today. The shift to personal digital learning and a press for improved results will increase content investment. A smart recommendation engine is the killer app.

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13 Steps to Building Your Blended School

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 9, 2010

13 questions that may be helpful in planning your new/conversion blended school

EdTech

Agora Cyber Charter Opens Learning Center

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 7, 2010

PHILADELPHIA -- Agora Cyber Charter School, one of the state's largest public cyber schools, today celebrated the grand opening of its innovative new learning center in Philadelphia.

EdTech

K12 Aventa Learning Hosting Free Webinar

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 6, 2010

K12, Inc. and Aventa Learning are hosting a live webinar for people interested to learn more about blended learning, digital learning and the hybrid forms of learning that mix on-site with online.

Personalized Learning

A Dozen Aspirations

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 4, 2010

Here are 12 aspirations for high school students that are the foundation for City Prep blended learning services.

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Culturally Responsive Online Teaching: A Call to Action

Guest Author

Dec 2, 2010

All students have cultural strengths and resiliencies; we need to ensure we are using all these strengths, including the culture of online learning.

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Digital Learning Now

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 1, 2010

Governors Jeb Bush and Bob Wise released Digital Learning Now, a roadmap for the future of US education.

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Rocketship Tour Notes

Getting Smart Staff

Nov 25, 2010

Judith McGrath took a City Prep site visit tour. Here are her notes from that visit.

Personalized Learning

Best of Fall

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 25, 2010

Here's a dozen blog posts I enjoyed working on this fall; take a look if you missed them the first time around. Happy Thanksgiving.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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